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On 16 October, Northern Ireland went into an eight-week lockdown, although schools remained open, and some restrictions were eased for one week. The lockdown was mostly lifted on 11 December. Following a brief easing of restrictions at Christmas, another lockdown was imposed on 26 December, including schools, as the positivity rate rose sharply.
The Northern Ireland Executive imposes new restrictions on visiting homes for Ballymena, and parts of Glenavy, Lisburn and Crumlin, following a rise in COVID-19 cases in those areas. From the following week people living in those areas are limited to social gatherings of six, and are encouraged not to travel outside the areas.
The Northern Ireland Executive agrees to end social distancing restrictions for shops, theatres and a number of other indoor settings in Northern Ireland from 6pm on 30 September. [ 342 ] The website for Northern Ireland's high street voucher scheme opens, and receives 500,000 requests for applications on its first day, but is dogged by ...
Health Minister Robin Swann warned residents should not start ‘behaving as if the pandemic is over’.
Northern Ireland will keep coronavirus restrictions in place for another three weeks, First Minister Arlene Foster said on Wednesday, keeping the British-run region in line with similar measures ...
Northern Ireland will introduce "sweeping new powers" to combat the spread of coronavirus from 2300 GMT on Saturday, with many restrictions on businesses tougher than the rest of the United Kingdom.
30 May – Sir Van Morrison launches legal action against Northern Ireland's Department of Health and Health Minister Robin Swann over an op-ed piece that appeared in Rollins Stone magazine in September 2020 that criticised Morrison's stance on COVID-19 restrictions. [66]
Paul Givan said further restrictions are not necessary because of the vaccine programme and the public following advice. No further Covid-19 restrictions for Northern Ireland – First Minister ...